Things I’ve Learned This Week (So Far)
I can shut down the quickie-lube guys with one confidently told lie: Â …
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General
Cheese Makes the World Go Round
I think this creator of this bistro sign and I are kindred spirits. A day isn’t complete if it doesn’t include cheese.  And here it’s said  the way Annie Lennox might have sung it if she also felt as strongly about cheese. …
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Festival of Bacon
This is a story that appears to end well but actually ends with a thud. Stay with me and you’ll see what I mean. …
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No-Sew Throw Pillow
Knowing I’m a sponge for how-tos and home decor stuff, my brother sent me a link to some easy home projects on the long weekend. …
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This is What Love Looks Like
Four years ago, US serviceman Jesse Cottle stepped on an IED in Afghanistan and both of his legs were blown off. Â During his recovery, he met a beautiful woman named Kelly and they fell in love. Â They’re about to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Â …
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Trolls No Longer Welcome
If you’ve ever read the comments after newspaper articles you know that there are too many people who have too much time on their hands.  They’re called trolls and they always hide behind anonymity. …
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Righting an Old Wrong
My old friend, author Linda Poitevin, tweeted a link the other night to a blog that speaks to almost every woman I know. Â …
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Dear Kindle, It’s not Me, It’s You
Wasn’t it just a few days ago when I proclaimed that Venus Rising would not be published on Kobo for a few months? Yeah, well, forget that. It’s on Kobo now! Â …
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Goal Achieved!
I’m so proud of my colleagues at Free-FM for the way we handled our night at the 10th annual Rock the Park. We came, we saw, we rocked and I did get to do the one thing I wanted most – meet Tommy Shaw. But it was only because of sheer luck. The band did not submit to a meet-and-greet with us or our contest winners. If not for Toto keeping us waiting for 40 minutes, Mr. Shaw and I never would have had a moment. …
Brandt’s Randt – Victimizing the Victims Again
A dirtbag by the name of Christopher Gale was finally convicted this week in London of murdering his girlfriend three years ago. Â He shot her in the head and buried her body in the yard, all the while telling people she ran away. His story unraveled and after a mistrial in March, a jury found him guilty this week. Â Â …
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What A Little Girl Understands
Real-life heroes and heroines don’t come along very often. Â 5-year-old Jayden Sink of Topeka, Kansas is one of mine. Â Here’s why: …
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